The Challenge Conferences in general, and specifically real estate conferences, had become stale. Stages were filled with corporate sponsors giving thinly veiled sales pitches. The best content was shared in the hallways between sessions. And attendees were treated...

The Challenge Real estate used to be a people business, however, practitioners started to focus on the numbers. Transactions, Volume, Awards, and egos dominated the real estate scene and are still rampant in today’s industry. Consumers had several choices of...

The Challenge Banks were lost, struggling to survive and remain relevant. The Great Recession had made it almost impossible for a community bank to thrive. The consumer lost trust in the system while at the same time gained more access to knowledge. However, it was...